Happy Father’s Day to all the fathers this Sunday, June 19!

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Happy birthday to Susan Tarp, Ron Smith, Camdyn Frankenberg, Charla Ratliff, Tyler Davis, Kelsey Harrel, Cassie Hays, KK Eck, Katie Midkiff, Guadalupe Ibarra, Petra Ibarra, Eric Luna, Natalie Wallace, Tyler Haynes, Maria Carmen Resendiz, Robert Shea, Amy Caralampio, Karen Y. Veleta Romero, Roberto Ramirez and Graciela Ramirez.

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The Third Annual Jimmy Criswell Memorial Car Show will be held Saturday, June 17, from 3-6 p.m. at the Purcell Lake.

Registration is $25 and will be held from 3-4:30 p.m. with awards given for best car, best truck, best interior and Best of Show.

All proceeds will go to support Jana Selman and family.

The public is invited to support a great cause and enjoy cars, music, burger baskets, a 50/50 raffle and door prizes.

A Main Street Cruise will be held after 6 p.m.

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The Washington Masonic Lodge is sponsoring an all-you-can-eat breakfast from 7-10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 17.

All money raised will go to the Children’s Hospital Foundation.

The meal includes eggs, bacon, sausage, pancakes and biscuits and gravy among other treats.

The Lodge is located at 200 W. Sharp Ave. in Washington.

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Gary Goodfriend, cousin of Suzanne Wells of Purcell, visited last week from Austin, Texas, to meet his new baby cousin, Clara Jo.

He also joined in the celebration of Suzanne’s retirement from teaching.

He enjoyed dinner at Jo’s Pizza upon his arrival with Jeff and Suzanne on Thursday. Saturday, Gary and his cousin dined at Cracker Barrel in Norman.

In addition, while in Purcell he enjoyed visiting with Suzanne and Jeff Wells’ children, Adam and Alison, their respective significant others, Kimmie and Jo Gibson, Connie Wells as well as with Honey,  Zoey, Duke, Tyga and Dixie Wells.

The weekend was spent relaxing and catching up with family and city activities.

Goodfriend returned to Texas on Sunday.

Purcell holds fond memories for Goodfriend from the days of his youth through his mid teen years when he made summer visits to his grandparents, Sam and Lillie Adese, and his aunt and uncle, Joe and Pauline Krapf along with first cousin, Suzanne.

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Purcell’s Independence Day Celebration will be held Friday, June 30, at the Purcell City Lake.

The celebration will include food trucks, games, a car show and the fireworks show.

For more information contact the Purcell Parks at 405-527-7227 or the Heart of Oklahoma Chamber of Commerce at 405-527-3093.

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The Washington Fire Department, partnering with the American Legion, will hold a Fourth of July Freedom Weekend Saturday, July 1, starting at 6 p.m.

The event will be held at 103 E. Carter Ave. in Washington and will feature a fish fry, food trucks, fireworks, bouncy houses and yard games.

A raffle for new rifles will be also be held and tickets are $20.

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Here’s a good recipe to serve for a family gathering.

Baked Bean Casserole from Trisha Yearwood

1 1/2 lb ground beef

1 small onion, chopped

1 bell pepper, cleaned and chopped

(2) 15-16 oz cans pork and beans

1/2 C barbecue sauce-I used Sweet Baby Ray’s

1/2 cup ketchup

2 Tbls spicy brown mustard

2 Tblsp Worcestershire sauce

1 Tbls soy sauce

4 Tbls brown sugar

6-8 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled

Preheat oven to 350° and spray 9x13 pan with nonstick cooking spray.

Brown ground beef, onion and bell pepper. Add pork and beans and everything except bacon. Stir well and cook for 5 minutes.

Pour into prepared casserole dish. Top with bacon and cover dish with tin foil.

Bake for 45 minutes. Remove foil and bake for another 10 minutes.

Let casserole stand for 10 minutes before serving.